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Thursday, February 21. 2008

Not just plagiarism...

NYT dredges up 8 year-old story to try to slam their pal John McCain.

What are they thinking? Is there a story, or just a drive-by smear? It appears that they are trying to imply that John is like Bill Clinton.

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 10:38 | Comments (5) | Trackback (1)

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Just guessing but maybe they are trying to get some spin ahead of, or out in front of, some bad news about the Dem frontrunner. NYT already damaged McCain bad when they endorsed him.
#1 Patina on 2008-02-21 11:11 (Reply)
This morning I heard conservative talk host defending Big Mac. There's some irony. Wouldn't he just want the "angry voices" to "shut up" and let him and his liberal pals work this out?

This is not good. He now sees that he can rely on conservatives to hold his water, carry his jock, and has yet to reach out.

McCain = stud. He needed some sex anyway.
#2 Phil on 2008-02-21 11:24 (Reply)
The NYT is no stranger to the made up story or the pumped up pimpy one either. see if you can pick which of the stories did not come from the NYT. Many won the Pulitzer Prize.

Jayson Blair, New York Times (2003) - Article Fabrications

 Walter Duranty, New York Times (1930s) - Russian Propaganda

Hassan Fattah, New York Times (2006) - Abu Ghraib Photos

 Jack Hitt, New York Times (2006) - Misreported Abortion

*Janet Cooke, Washington Post (1980-1981) - "Jimmy's World"

If you picked Janet Cooke that means you actually read this piece. You can be proud and say ,

"I did it for the kids"
#3 Habu on 2008-02-21 12:41 (Reply)
Seems the conservatives are turning out to defend McCain on this. The NYT is coming off looking really bad.

It makes me mad that it usurped the Michelle Obama gaff that Bill Kristol got such a charge out of....going so far as to guffaw on Brit's panel. It also takes eyes off the in-fighting Hillary's campaign is going through trying to figure out something, anything, to fight Obama.
#4 Meta on 2008-02-21 12:51 (Reply)
All the dirt seems to be sticking to the Times. What a worthless rag.
#5 NJSoldier on 2008-02-21 19:14 (Reply)

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